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The national cricket team of   Nepal   find themselves on the   fringe   of   a 2014 ICC Twenty20 World Cup place in Bangladesh. They stand   an excellent   chance of qualification and  making history. They have two   great opportunities to get the job done. Should   they succeed   it   will go down in the country’s history as the greatest sporting achievement to date. Everyone is   anticipating with baited breath   the moment. Hopefully we get to rejoice and celebrate. That being said, they   need to make the most of this opportunity to   attain success. They cannot afford to squander the   golden opportunity. I say, avail this chance by all means possible. The big question   is, can they do it?  Time will tell.  We will have to wait and see how the drama unfolds. Also let us keep our fingers crossed and hope for the very   best. I   feel   very optimistic about Nepal’s chances. Without a doubt, our cricketers   are well positioned and have the   best c

The recent defeat of the national   football team of Nepal against India in an exhibition match in Siliguri, West Bengal, India   is a further proof to the negligence and incompetence within the All Nepal Football Association. It is very clear that Nepal was not ready for the challenge. As expected, they were sluggish, sloppy and struggled throughout the 90 minutes of action. When it was finally over, players and coaches were able to breathe a huge sigh of relief. As is often the case, Team   Nepal took the field   inadequately   prepared and paid the ultimate price. We have seen this happen time and time again, over the years. How much worse can things get worse? Isn ’t  it ironic? The football body does not give a hoot and their priorities lie elsewhere. Who is to be blamed    for Team Nepal’s mediocrity:  Players or coaches or the football body?  You decide. If you ask me; I say, why blame players who are like pawns on chess   board leaving them   at t

Team Nepal   has   got off to a dream start in the ICC Twenty20 qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates. Two successive wins   make look Coach Pubudu Dassanayake boys convincing. We could not have asked   for more. This is an ideal start for Nepal, hoping   to   clinch   a spot in   the   final   round   of the competition. At the moment, they remain well-perched and are with a chance to write themselves into the history books. I reckon I am being overly optimistic here. There is nothing wrong with being an optimist. I   would like to see my hopes   translate into reality. Going by the results so far, the general consensus is that Nepal   is playing to its potential. They registered contrasting   wins against Denmark and Kenya. The victory over Denmark was impressive, thanks largely to   bowlers. They put in a superb performance to restrict the opposition to a paltry 79 runs. Debutant Jitendra Mukhiya with two crucial wickets and a hand in the run out justif

All eyes will be on the national cricket team of Nepal when the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers gets underway in the United Arab Emirates Friday. Nepal along with   fifteen countries will duke it out for   the   six available spots to cement their place in the   final round of the   2014 competition   in Bangladesh.  The fifteen day   sporting spectacle is expected to be fiercely competitive and beguiling. The 16 teams in the competition   have   been divided into two groups. Group B features Nepal, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Bermuda, Kenya and Denmark. Likewise, Group A   consists of Ireland, Canada, Namibia, United Arab Emirtaes, United States of America, Uganda, Hong Kong and Italy. Indeed, this is a huge, huge opportunity for our cricketers to bask in glory and show the world that Nepal is a highly competitive cricket team. Admittedly, the championship is very challenging for Team Nepal   and   is   by   no   means   an   easy task. Obvio

Ganesh Thapa’s electoral success was never in doubt.  No wonder he got himself re-elected unopposed for the umpteenth time without breaking a sweat. He has been   at the helm of power for so long that I have lost count of the number of times he has got elected to the office. Obviously, Thapa had the election set up in his favor, making   sure   he was unchallenged.  At the end of the day, as expected, his triumph   was a mere formality. This   proves the supposedly democratic ANFA can be so blatantly undemocratic when it comes to   elections. In fact, nobody gives a damn   about what goes in the football body. Not even   the National Sport Council   or the   Sports Ministry that acts   like passive bystanders. It’s a   shame   no one challenged   Thapa’s   re-election bid. A united front candidate backed by football clubs and national players could have made a big difference. Instead, they let him have a cakewalk to yet another term. The latest election suc